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Low-income housing doesn’t lower neighborhood housing values

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housing markets from 1996 to 2006 found that residential property values near low-income housing were not significantly impacted. . The study looked at more than 3,000 low-income housing projects and their surrounding neighborhoods.

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Marvel-designed Gowanus Green will offer 955 affordable rental units in Brooklyn

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Marvel-designed Gowanus Green will offer 955 affordable rental units in Brooklyn The community consists of approximately 955 units of 100% affordable housing, 28,000 sf of neighborhood service retail and community space, a site for a new public school, and a new 1.5-acre acre public park. acre public park. acre public park. acre public park.

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts 0 qpurcell Mon, 09/25/2023 - 12:49 Affordable Housing Trish Donnally, Associate Principal, Perkins Eastman, shares insights from three transformative affordable housing projects. Housing is Fundamental “Housing is absolutely essential to human flourishing.

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Puerto Rican mixed-use, mixed income housing development begins construction

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The site will be divided into six residential blocks that includes five streets dedicated to family housing, and one reserved for elderly housing. The Jose Gautier Benitez development is officially under construction on a 21-acre site in Caguas, Puerto Rico.

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How Amenity Design Can Make or Break Residential Projects

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How Amenity Design Can Make or Break Residential Projects. Housing Design Matters offers tips for updating residential amenities to accommodate changing homeowner preferences. Like residential design, amenity design has been disrupted by the pandemic. Wed, 04/13/2022 - 10:36.

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SME house builders demand action from “anti-building” Tories

Construction Enquirer

.” It warns that current blocks to development threaten to wipe out a growing number of firms in the coming months and years with 78% of firms considering scaling back their residential construction activities. We are urging Government to act now so that the businesses that remain have a chance of survival.”

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Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): Understanding the Construction Connection

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Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are owners, operators, and financers of income-generating real estate properties. The primary purpose of a REIT is to generate income for its investors through rental income, capital gains, or both. As such, it may lead to higher rental income and property values.

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